Softball All-Stars Information | Redmond West Little League

The deadline to submit the Redmond Softball All-Stars Application (Statement of Player Commitment) is May 19th at 11:59 p.m.

All-Stars is an incredible opportunity to extend the playing season and play at a higher level, but it is also a big commitment. Most teams try to practice every day from the day the teams are announced until the tournament begins, exceptions being made for weekend select tournaments when they conflict. If a team wins the District 9 Tournament, the journey continues to the State Tournament. For Majors and Juniors there is the potential to go all the way to the Softball World Series.

The District 9 tournament always approaches quickly. Especially for the Juniors and Majors teams who will have to squeeze their All-Stars practices in while LWSD is still in session. Notice, for example, that both the Majors and Juniors tournaments start during the last week of school.

For families new to Little League, All-Stars can be a lifestyle changer. That annual vacation might conflict with the tournament dates, and there’s obviously no guarantee that our teams will progress beyond the District 9 tournament (although our teams are usually competitive). We have to honor Little League and the game of softball by being able to field teams until they are eliminated, so keep these dates in mind when evaluating your All-Stars commitment.

Softball league age is calculated on December 31, 2017.

Birth year 2003 = league age 14

2004 = league age 13

2005 = league age 12

2006 = league age 11

2007 = league age 10

2008 = league age 9

2009 = league age 8

2018 Tournament Dates

Division

D9 All Star Dates*

State All Star Dates*

8/9/10 (10s)

June 23

July 7

Majors (11/12) (12s)

June 18

June 30

Juniors

June 20

June 30

*Subject to change; these dates are set by District and State officials.

Selection to All-Stars

Players are selected to All-Stars by the Tournament Team Committee, consisting of the Managers of the applicable age divisions of Redmond Softball, the VP of Softball, and the Player Agent. The following are criteria for participation in All-Stars:

Statement of Player Commitment, submitted by the player and guardian/parent, indicating an interest and commitment to attendance and local travel for tournament play. This must be submitted by [date TBD] at 11:59 p.m. for consideration.

Player’s good standing with respect to minimum number of Little League games played in 2018 (teams must play 12 or more games, and of the games played by the team, the player must attend at least 60% of the games).

Evaluation of the skills and abilities of each player who submits a Statement of Player Commitment, via the following:

Observations of the player’s 2018 softball manager.

Observations of other managers whose teams played against the player in 2018.

All Stars tryout session [date TBD, usually first of June].

Verification of age and residence by District 9 Little League (post-selection, pre-tournament) for the applicable age division.

Please Note: Depending on the number of available and committed players at each level, Redmond Softball may or may not field a team at a particular age level.

Please also keep in mind that many good players submit Statements of Player Commitment each year who are not ultimately selected to All-Stars. Your player’s selection, or non-selection, to an All-Star team is entirely dependent on the relative strengths and abilities of the players her age who submit Statements of Player Commitment, as determined by the Tournament Team Committee. Not getting selected for All-Stars does not reflect how our coaches feel about your player as a person, or how much of an effort your player has put in to improve, and should not take away from what we hope has been a fun experience in the regular season.

Announcement of All-Star Teams

All-Star team rosters will be announced on or after June 1. Rosters of selected players will be posted on our website and announced on our home page soon as possible.

Verification of Age and Residency

If your player is selected for All-Stars, you will need to be prepared to submit proof of age and residency in order for her to participate on the team.

Little League International rules require that players provide proof of age and residence.

For proof of age, players who have been selected to an all-star team must provide an ORIGINAL birth certificate. It will be returned to you, but the ORIGINAL must be verified by District 9 staff.